folgende frage stelle ich hier. wusste elvis das diese show vom 20.03.74 von rca veröffentlicht bzw mitgeschnitten wird ?
Er muss es gewusst haben, ja - denn: Duke Bardwell sagte in "Talking Elvis", dass er, wie die anderen Musiker auch, vor dem Konzert einen Sondervertrag unterschreiben musste und er erst dann davon erfahren habe. Damit steht wohl auch fest, dass Elvis davon wusste, nicht?
Ich habe noch ein weiteres Zitat, und zwar aus einem Zeitungsartikel vom 21.03.1974, der im Fotoband "Elvis Highway - Memphis, Tennessee" wiedergegeben wird (S. 110). Autor ist James Kingsley:
"Elvis Presley ended his 15-city tour with a hometown performance recorded before 12,300 fans at the Mid-South Coliseum last night. The recording is to be used for an album to be distributed by RCA-Victor. Elvis, 39, said he turned down requests from other cities on his current tour to record in order to save the recording show for his hometown fans. The album, which will be released in early June, will have the songs, screams and cheers that were hallmarks at each of Presley's five Memphis concerts. Microphones were set up inside and outside the Coliseum to capture the squeals of fans from the moment he drove up until he left. Microphones, connected to a $100,000 control board, also were on stage and in the audience. (...) The audience was not told until after Elvis left the stage after singing for 1 hour and 15 minutes (15 minutes more than hid Saturday afternoon performance) that the concert was recorded for a record album. Before facing his fifth sellout crowd in the Coliseum last night Elvis said, "Man, I'm ready and prepared for this recording session. I was a little worried for the first show last Saturday, but the audience knocked me out. They were great and I appreciate it." Presley and Felton Jarvis, his record producer, said there was some discussion about his recording at the Houston Astrodome and at other cities. "But I wanted to record a live session in my hometown of Memphis. After all, this is where it all started out for me," Elvis said. Elvis was backed up by 30 musicians and singers, including the Sweet Inspirations, a black trio, and J.D. Sumner and the Stamps Quartet. Selections included "Teddy bear", "I got a woman", "Don't be cruel", "Hound dog", "Let me be there", "Steamroller blues," and his new song, "Help me". (...)"
